Railroad-track construction



J. Y. PISCEK.

v RAILROAD TRACK CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED mm. 1921.

1,381,499, Pafwnted June 14,1921.

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RAILROAD-TRACK CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters-Patent- Patented J 1 1 3 14 1921,

Application filed January 6, 192i. Seria1-1 To.435 ,374.

To wll whom amy concern: 1 H

Be it knownthat I, Josnrrr Y. PI'sonK, citizen of Czechoslovakia,', residing at Gallup, in the county of McKinley and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Track Constructions, of which the following, is a specification.

This invention relates generally to railroad track' construction, having more particular reference to the securing of the rails to the'ties, and the fastening means for'the rail joints. V

The" invention ha's'for an object to provide a simplified rail joint construction in which a common fastening means secures the two ends of the rails to the tie and also looks them firmly together.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan View of a portion of a railroad track having the rails secured in place according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showing the fastening devices employed.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings the numerals 10, 10', and 10 indicate adjacent track rails which, between the ends, are formed in the usual manner. At their ends these rails are formed on opposite sides with integral ribs 11, 11 which are preferably flush at their sides with the sides of the rail treads and extend between the latter and the feet of the rails, projecting laterally on opposite sides of the webs of the rails.

The rails are laid to have their adjacent ends rest on specially formed ties 12 provided with recesses 13 on their upper faces adapted to receive the rails and their fastening blocks, these recesses extending from side to side of the ties. On the inner sides of the rails the walls of these recesses are undercut to receive oneside of the feet of the rails, the inner walls of the recesses thus presenting tongues 13 which project over the inner ends of these blocks and the recesses' 13 thus jointly forming a socket in which the rail fits tightly and which is shaped complementary to the lower part of the rail. The tongues 13 and blocks 15, 15 are also arranged to have a locking engagement with the ribs 11, 11 on the rail ends, being formed with notches 13 and 15 respectively on their rail engaging ends which receive the ribs, the side walls of these notches closely inclosing the united ribs.

These blocks 15 15' may be secured in place by bolts 18 passing downwardly through holes 19 therein and screwed into bushings 20 inserted in suitable recesses in the undersides of the ties. As here shown, these bushings may be of oblong rectangular shape in plan view and having their side walls inclining upwardly toward one another.

Between the ties 12 the rails may be secured to narrower ties 25 provided with recesses similar to the recesses 13 in which are located blocks 26 having their rail engaging ends undercut as at 27 to fit over the feet of the rails, these blocks being secured in place similarly to the blocks 15, 15.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In combination, track rails having laterally projecting ribs at their ends, ties on which the rail ends rest, and blocks secured on said ties and having members projecting over the feet of the rails on opposite sides of the said ribs.

2. In combination, track rails having laterally projecting ribs at their ends on opposite sides of the webs thereof and extending between the treads and feet of the rails, ties on which the said rail ends rest, and blocks secured on said ties and having members projecting transversely over the said feet on opposite sides of the said ribs.

3. In combination, track rails having laterally projecting ribs at their ends on opposite sides of the websthereof and extending between the treads and feet of the rails, ties on which the said rail ends rest, and blocks in line with the meeting ends of the rails,

said adjacent edges being notched at the rail engaging ends of the blocks to accommodate the said ribs. 1

4:. In combination, track rails having laterally projecting ribs at their ends on opposite sides of the webs thereof and extending between the treads and feet of the rails, ties on which the said rail ends rest, and blocks secured on said ties and having members projecting transversely over the said feet on opposite sides of the said ribs, said ties being recessed to receive the said rails and blocks, the inner walls of said recess being undercut to receive the inwardly extending side of the rail foot.

'5. In combination, track rails having laterally projecting ribs at their ends on opposite sides ofthe'webs thereof and extending between the treads and feet of the rails, ties on which the said rail ends rest, and blocks secured on said ties and having members projecting transversely over the said feet on opposite sides of the said ribs, said ties being recessed to receive thesaid rails and blocks, the inner walls of said recesses being undercut to receive the inwardly extending side of the rail foot, bolts passing clownwardly through said blocks to secure them to the ties, and bushings through which said bolts are threaded, said bushings being inserted in recesses in the undersides of the signature.

' JOSEPH Y. PISCEK. 

